Class of 2026, are you ready for your future? Helpful information to get you where you want to go!


Race Day!
The Refiner cross country team travels to the Shelby Invite taking place at the Marias Golf Course. The boys run at 4pm and the girls run at 4:30pm! Good luck runners!

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for September 15-21, 2025
Monday, September 15
XC @ Marias River Valley Golf Course (Shelby) 4p HSB|430p HSG; Departure – 2:45pm
Tuesday, September 16
HS & JH VB vs North Star 4:30pm JH|+15 JV|+20 V
Thursday, September 18
K-12 Picture Day
HS & JH VB @ Dutton (P-D/B) 5pm JH|+15 JV|+20 V; Departure – 3pm
Friday, September 19
XC Depart for Missoula; Departure – 12pm
Saturday, September 20
JH & HS FB @ Highwood 4:30pm JH*|7pm HS; Departure - 1pm HS, 1:15pm Elem
*JH will play ½ game vs St. Patricks| ½ game vs Highwood
XC @ Mountain West Classis 9:30am HS Girls |10:15am HS Boys
Monday, September 15
XC @ Marias River Valley Golf Course (Shelby) 4p HSB|430p HSG; Departure – 2:45pm
Tuesday, September 16
HS & JH VB vs North Star 4:30pm JH|+15 JV|+20 V
Thursday, September 18
K-12 Picture Day
HS & JH VB @ Dutton (P-D/B) 5pm JH|+15 JV|+20 V; Departure – 3pm
Friday, September 19
XC Depart for Missoula; Departure – 12pm
Saturday, September 20
JH & HS FB @ Highwood 4:30pm JH*|7pm HS; Departure - 1pm HS, 1:15pm Elem
*JH will play ½ game vs St. Patricks| ½ game vs Highwood
XC @ Mountain West Classis 9:30am HS Girls |10:15am HS Boys

Refiner FB @ North Star
The Refiner football team will have a 1pm kickoff in North Star today. The Wildcat FB team plays at 10am! Good luck boys!
The Refiner football team will have a 1pm kickoff in North Star today. The Wildcat FB team plays at 10am! Good luck boys!

XC Race Day!
The Refiner cross country team travels to East Glacier for the Browning Invite! The boys are scheduled to run at 1pm followed by the girls at 2pm. Good luck runners!
The Refiner cross country team travels to East Glacier for the Browning Invite! The boys are scheduled to run at 1pm followed by the girls at 2pm. Good luck runners!

Wildcat VB
The Wildcat VB team travels to Vaughn for a 11am game! Good luck Wildcats!
The Wildcat VB team travels to Vaughn for a 11am game! Good luck Wildcats!

Patriots Day
6th grade students learned what it meant to be a patriot. As part of their learning, they had to create an acrostic poem using words or phrases about what they thought it meant to be a patriot.
6th grade students learned what it meant to be a patriot. As part of their learning, they had to create an acrostic poem using words or phrases about what they thought it meant to be a patriot.






Chemistry uses simple baking soda and vinegar to determine the "best" reaction ... while reviewing the steps of the scientific method.




Refiner VB Game Day
The Lady Refiners travel to St. Patrick's Academy (formerly GFCC) for a varsity only match at 6pm! Good luck Refiner VB!

6 Man FB Standings - Week 2

Refiner VB Update
St. Patrick's Academy will not be able to play a JV volleyball game on Thursday, September 11. Thus, the Lady Refiner VB team will travel to Great Falls and only play a varsity match at 6pm.

Employment Opportunities
Sunburst Schools is looking to fill the following coaching positions: Please contact Athletic Director Jeff Nix at 937-2811 or email jnix@sunburst.k12.mt.us if you are interested!
**Head Speech & Debate Coach (season Oct. 1-Jan. 31)
**JH Girls Basketball Coach (season Oct. 6-December 6)
In addition, Sunburst Schools is still looking for people to fill the following school positions: Please contact Superintendent Tyler Bucklin at 937-2811 or tbucklin@sunburst.k12.mt.us if interested.
**Substitute Teachers
**Bus Drivers
**Transportation Director
**Paraprofessional
Sunburst Schools is looking to fill the following coaching positions: Please contact Athletic Director Jeff Nix at 937-2811 or email jnix@sunburst.k12.mt.us if you are interested!
**Head Speech & Debate Coach (season Oct. 1-Jan. 31)
**JH Girls Basketball Coach (season Oct. 6-December 6)
In addition, Sunburst Schools is still looking for people to fill the following school positions: Please contact Superintendent Tyler Bucklin at 937-2811 or tbucklin@sunburst.k12.mt.us if interested.
**Substitute Teachers
**Bus Drivers
**Transportation Director
**Paraprofessional

Refiner & Wildcat Extracurricular Activities for September 8-13, 2025
***Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, we have a Volleyball game change next week: Tuesday vs. St. Patrick's Academy is is now Thursday @ St. Patrick's 5pm JV| +20 V (NO JH B GAME)
Monday September 8
XC @ Box Elder – Beaver Creek (Havre) 3p HSB|330p HSG; Departure – 12pm Ford Transit - Nix
Thursday, September 11 (new date after game change)
***HS VB @ St. Patrick’s Academy - formerly Great Falls Central: 5pm JV +20 Varsity; Departure – 12pm - Lynn
Saturday, September 13
JH VB @ Vaughn 11am (elementary team only); Departure 8:45 am
JH & HS FB @ North Star (Rudyard): 10am JH; 1pm HS; Departure 7 am
XC @ Browning HS 1pm HS Boys; 2pm HS Girls; Departure – 12pm
***Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, we have a Volleyball game change next week: Tuesday vs. St. Patrick's Academy is is now Thursday @ St. Patrick's 5pm JV| +20 V (NO JH B GAME)
Monday September 8
XC @ Box Elder – Beaver Creek (Havre) 3p HSB|330p HSG; Departure – 12pm Ford Transit - Nix
Thursday, September 11 (new date after game change)
***HS VB @ St. Patrick’s Academy - formerly Great Falls Central: 5pm JV +20 Varsity; Departure – 12pm - Lynn
Saturday, September 13
JH VB @ Vaughn 11am (elementary team only); Departure 8:45 am
JH & HS FB @ North Star (Rudyard): 10am JH; 1pm HS; Departure 7 am
XC @ Browning HS 1pm HS Boys; 2pm HS Girls; Departure – 12pm

XC at Havre!
Good luck to our cross country runners as they travel to Havre for a meet today!
Good luck to our cross country runners as they travel to Havre for a meet today!

Homecoming Royalty 2025
Congrats to Homecoming King Tanner Heaton and Queen Audrey Myzie.
Queen candidates were Kylee Johnson and Victoria Sudbrock. King candidates were Elonzo Benjamin, Kaiden Benson, and Parker Berthelote.



4th grade had so much fun at yesterday's pep rally! We hope everyone has a great homecoming!

Lady Refiner and Wildcat Homecoming Games
The Lady Refiners and Wildcats play their home opener against Heart Butte today. The JH plays at 11am followed by the Lady Refiners at approximately noon! Come cheer on the team in the NTC Gym today!
The Lady Refiners and Wildcats play their home opener against Heart Butte today. The JH plays at 11am followed by the Lady Refiners at approximately noon! Come cheer on the team in the NTC Gym today!

Refiner FB Homecoming!
The Refiner football team plays their home opener and homecoming game vs. Hays Lodgepole tonight at 6pm at the NTC Football Field!
The Refiner football team plays their home opener and homecoming game vs. Hays Lodgepole tonight at 6pm at the NTC Football Field!

While studying the Earth and sun, 5th grade took advantage of the nice weather and did some shadow tracking. It's always fun to learn outside!





Important VB Game Update!
Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, the Refiner VB team will have a Volleyball game change next week: The game originally scheduled to be played at home on Tuesday, September 9 vs. St. Patrick's Academy is now going to take place on Thursday, Sept. 11 @ St. Patrick's Academy (formerly Great Fall Central) with a 5pm JV game +20 varsity game.
Please note that due to scheduling conflicts, the Refiner VB team will have a Volleyball game change next week: The game originally scheduled to be played at home on Tuesday, September 9 vs. St. Patrick's Academy is now going to take place on Thursday, Sept. 11 @ St. Patrick's Academy (formerly Great Fall Central) with a 5pm JV game +20 varsity game.

